39|How It’s Gonna Be

~Elena~

The ringing of my office phone breaks through LANY’s playlist on a loop from Spotify, startling me. I peered at the time on my wristwatch. Six fifteen. Damn. Time drifts quickly when you have a lot on your mind indeed.

I lift the handheld phone to my ears.

“Are you avoiding me?” I sat straight at Declan’s accusing tone.

“No…” I said quickly, a total lie.

We haven’t seen each other since th